Rockwood Tigers

[themagicrooster]

The Tigers go to Rhea CO today, then to Lookout Valley Tourny. on Friday. Loojout Valley tourny is always good. RHS vs Lookout Valley 9:00, RHS vs Mt. Pleasant at 1:30 on Friday. Championship on Saturday. Safe travels everyone.

 

 

 

 

 

GO TIGERS!

[MaC RHS]

Rockwood Swept bracket A and will play tommorrow in the Lookout Valley Classic Championship agaisnt the winner of Bracket B.

 

Lockout Valley 3

RHS 4

(in 8)

 

Corey Payne threw 6 innings of his best stuff but would earn no decesion as Lockout Valley tied the game and forced an extra inning. Corey Payne however was not done contributing to the team as he hit the game winning RBI in the bottom of the 8th.

 

Mt. Pleasant 4

RHS 5

 

Dan Chandler pitched a complete game. It probably wasn't his best preformance but he battled and got out of bad situations with only a few runs scoring. As in the first game Rockwood lead most of the game. Only trailing for 1/2 an inning but Shane Doughty homered to left to scoring Chandler (CR Clem) to tie the game at 4. The Tigers had a chance to go ahead in the bottom of the 6th but a base running error by Allen caused a run down that changed 2nd and 3rd one out to 3rd and 2 outs. In the bottom of the 7th Rockwood loaded the bases and Shane Doughty hit a rope down the third base line to score his 4th RBI of the game (another runner wouldve scored had the game not been over.)

Edited March 25, 2005 by MaC RHS

[RHSBASEBALL99]

Congratulations Rockwood on a great first day in a very good tournament. Congrats to Dan and Corey on good pitching outings. Shane Doughty will be a great player. He already is a very good player, congratulations to him on a great day. Keep it up guys. Who will Rockwood play tomorrow out of pool B?

[kayjewells]

Congratulations Rockwood on a great first day in a very good tournament.  Congrats to Dan and Corey on good pitching outings.  Shane Doughty will be a great player.  He already is a very good player, congratulations to him on a great day.  Keep it up guys.  Who will Rockwood play tomorrow out of pool B?

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I believe we play Columbia Academy.

[RHSBASEBALL99]

Thanks. I'm heading home for a couple days for spring break. I might stop by and watch. What time is the game?

[MaC RHS]

3ish, When I had left the second game of pool B had just begun. Columbia won the first game against FRA. But I have yet to see a score on Gordon Lee v FRA or GL vs CA, So i'm not sure who Rockwood plays tomorrow

[goosevol]

Good job Rockwood. Sounds like these could be some preview games of Memphis.

[RHSBASEBALL99]

I do appreciate it. If I ever get my lazy self going and get my stuff packed I'll be ready to head out tomorrow morning and drop by to see the Tigers win the championship game. Hope to see a bunch of ppl there. Till then, Peace

[UTSportsFan]

We play Gordon Lee I think at 3.

[MaC RHS]

Tigers lost 13-3 to Gordon Lee (GA).

 

Rockwood didnt play bad, but they didnt play good either. After Chandler, Payne, and Gilmore the pitching staff is unexperienced. Zach Breazeale started and got hit hard. Everything he threw was drilled in the gap between SS and 3rd. Zach Duncan pitched about an inning also, giving up a run. C. Willis, and Cooper got in an inning or two also. It was good experience for the unproven group of freshmen though. Rockwood had a brief scare when Morgan and Gilmore collided in Right Center Field. Morgan left the game, but no injury.

 

To be able to do anything in Memphis, Rockwood's going to need a 4th and 5th reliable arm for an inning or two. That was partly a problem last year in the 2nd game in state, Coach Lane had to leave Seth in longer than he probably shouldve because he had to have Chandler and Payne to pitch the next game. In the past when the state tourny was only 4 teams 3 pitchers would probably get you, but with 8 teams 3 just isnt going to cut it. Hopefully todays outing will help build some of the young guys into that 4th reliable arm.

 

Rockwood goes 3-1 against 4 good teams including a AAA team and last years state runner up in A in 3 days this weekend.

[goosevol]

That's what made the privates even tougher in the 8-team tournament is their pitching depth. Normally Rockwood and other public schools can match them at the top of the rotation, but most private schools have better overall depth and they have a big advantage at the 3-5 spots in the rotation.

For Rockwood, Harriman or any public school to win in Mmphis they would need to stay in the winner's bracket. I don't see a team from around here winning the state having to fight their way through the loser's bracket.

[MaC RHS]

Yeah your right about that. The two games on the first day really hurt you if you lose one. Because then you don't get the day off, and now your 1-3 pitchers have probably thrown. I'm kind of suprised that the public schools in A allowed the tournament to be expanded.

 

Anyway, Goose, why doesn't RCN do A Baseball/Softball Section like it does for Football and Basketball? I guess its probably less people are interested or will buy adds than for the other two sports.

 

Thats too bad that the public intrest is lacking considering more teams in the county are competetive in baseball/softball than are in football or basketball.